F1, Gp Monza 2020: Gasly wins at Alpha Tauri. Ferrari knocked out, Hamilton penalized

Gasly, the French kid turned down by Red Bull last year to make way for the immature Alex Albon. He brought back the Faenza team, today AlphaTauri, the former Toro Rosso and Minardi, in front of everyone as in 2008 when always in Monza a certain Sebastian Vettel triumphed under the flood.

There is no glory for the four-time world champion betrayed by a brake failure in the opening laps following the mortification of a start from the penultimate row. And not even for Charles Leclerc: from the dream of victory a year ago to the ruinous departure of the Parabolica at 220 per hour. A tremendous outbreak, what a scare, the Monegasque was unharmed after smashing the Rossa against the tire barriers.

He had tried to force when the race suddenly ignited at 19 with the retirement of Magnussen. The entry of the first Safety Car changed everything by unleashing the usual game of pit stops – just at those times Hamilton, firmly in command, was remembered when the pit lane was already closed. He is sanctioned with a stop & Go plus 10 ” when he returns to the track last. A serious strategic mistake for a Mercedes that appeared decidedly below expectations. As if the technical guidelines on the party mode had given him more power in the race than in qualifying. Bottas then played a negative role early on with a disastrous start.

However, Hamilton would have won without the wall error. When the race was interrupted to restore the protections damaged by the Leclerc accident, he took the scooter and went to speak with the stewards. But there was no way to convince them, they also penalized him Antonio Giovinazzi for a similar move.

And with assistance like this Ferrari He wasn’t even in the field, what a waste. But the problems were so obvious and serious that they even worsened Spa’s bottom line. Double zero in Monza as in the darkest years: in 1995 when bad luck hit Alesi and Berger, or in 1992. Better to think about next year, in fact. no: next Sunday is Mugello, the event celebrating the team’s thousand GP in Formula 1.

This time in front of (few) fans. Leclerc pays for the illusion of having tried the impossible when with the game of stops he was in fourth position after two beautiful overtakes. Maybe I asked too much, gave it my all, the car was difficult to drive and I made a mistake. They are two difficult races, I hope that in Mugello I can go better.